Author Archives: David Carroll

UPDATE, OCTOBER 15, 2015:  Jacob Gray and Mason Chamberlain were honored this week as Youth Heroes by the American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee! Original story from March 1, 2015:… Read more »

It seems hard to believe now, but for 11 years, (1967-77), Chattanooga viewers watched a 20-hour annual telethon (from 11:00 p.m. Saturday to around 6:30 p.m. Sunday) for the March… Read more »

Congratulations to Sammy George, one of Chattanooga’s all-time top broadcasters on his election to the Country Radio Hall of Fame.  Sammy was general manager of US-101 during the station’s meteoric… Read more »

The banquet room at the Colonnade in Catoosa County, Georgia was filled last Saturday night.  The annual Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner is the social event of the year.  Tommy… Read more »

UPDATE, JAN. 26, 2016:  Finally, some good news: please read this Facebook post from one of my favorite people ever, Marty Browning Dunagan: “IT IS FINISHED! I just finished my… Read more »

Here is the letter that’s been getting a lot of attention in recent days.  An online poll named this letter from Johnny Cash the most romantic love letter of all… Read more »

It was Sunday, January 9, 2011.  Most people in the Tennessee Valley were either hunkered down with their weather radios, watching the TV weather forecasts, or in line at the… Read more »

Usually when I write about a song, I type a few words about it, and then play the YouTube video.  Not this time.  Why wait?  Let’s go ahead and enjoy… Read more »

By now, we know that NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams played fast and loose with the truth, a few times too many.  The details have been widely reported everywhere… Read more »

As a music fan, the annual Grammy Awards telecast has always been must-see for me.  In recent years, the show has changed, reflecting the changes in music.  These days, the… Read more »